Author: Ernest Luning
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Colorado Republicans’ vice chair vacancy election revives battle for soul of state GOP | TRAIL MIX
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Colorado’s Republicans plan to fill the state party’s vacant vice chair position later this month in an election pitting two starkly different visions of the state GOP and the party’s path back from the sidelines in a state that’s turned an increasingly brighter blue in the decade since Donald Trump emerged as the Republican Party’s…
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Democrats Trisha Calvarese, John Padora land spots on 4th CD primary ballot at party assembly
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Democratic delegates sent Trisha Calvarese and John Padora to Colorado’s 4th Congressional District primary ballot Thursday night at an online assembly. They join Ike McCorkle, a Marine veteran and two-time previous nominee for the seat, who qualified for the primary earlier this week by petition. Covering Douglas County, parts of Larimer and Weld counties and…
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Republicans Richard Holtorf, Mike Lynch qualify by petition for primary ballot in Colorado’s 4th CD
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Republican state Reps. Richard Holtorf and Mike Lynch have qualified for the primary ballot in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District by submitting a sufficient number of petition signatures, state election officials said. Holtorf and Lynch join U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and former U.S. Senate candidate Deborah Flora in the June 25 GOP primary for the Eastern…
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Lawsuit seeks to prevent Democrat Trisha Calvarese from appearing on Colorado’s 4th CD special election ballot
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A Douglas County voter filed suit on Wednesday seeking to prevent the Colorado secretary of state from placing Democrat Trisha Calvarese’s name on the special election ballot to fill the remainder of former Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck’s term. James Glasser, a Castle Rock resident, argues in the lawsuit filed in Denver District Court that…
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Democrat Ike McCorkle qualifies for Colorado’s 4th CD primary by petition, plans to skip assembly
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Congressional candidate Ike McCorkle, one of three Democrats running for the U.S. House seat formerly held by Republican Ken Buck, has qualified for Colorado’s primary ballot by submitting a sufficient number of petition signatures, state election officials said Wednesday. After learning he made the ballot, McCorkle announced that he was dropping plans to go through…
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Richard Holtorf calls on Colorado GOP chairman to resign after party endorses Lauren Boebert in Republican primary
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Republican state Rep. Richard Holtorf, one of the GOP candidates running for the congressional seat formerly held by Republican Ken Buck, on Tuesday called on Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams to resign after the state party formally endorsed U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in the primary and attacked another Republican seeking the nomination. In a statement…
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Colorado GOP ejects reporter from its state assembly, calling news outlet’s coverage ‘very unfair’
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The Colorado Republican Party on Saturday had law enforcement remove a reporter for the Colorado Sun from the GOP’s state assembly in Pueblo because the party’s chairman believes the outlet’s reporting has been “very unfair.” A Pueblo County sheriff’s deputy escorted Sandra Fish, a long-time political and data reporter for the nonprofit news organization, from…
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Republican Lauren Boebert takes top line on 4th CD primary ballot with assembly win
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert secured the top spot on the Republican primary ballot in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District by winning the delegate vote at Friday’s GOP district assembly in Pueblo. “I said I don’t care if I have to go to that assembly on a stretcher!” Boebert said to cheers that echoed inside an arena…
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FEC complaint alleges Colorado GOP illegally backed party chair Dave Williams’ congressional campaign
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A veteran Republican campaign operative and political commentator filed a formal complaint on Thursday alleging that the Colorado GOP and its chairman, Dave Williams, violated campaign finance law by improperly spending party funds to support Williams’ congressional campaign. Kelly Maher, a political expert with Colorado Politics news partner 9News, charged in a complaint filed with…
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Republican Jeff Hurd wins endorsements from Scott Gessler, Walker Stapleton in Colorado’s 3rd CD
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Republican Jeff Hurd’s bid to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District has been endorsed by two former Republican statewide officeholders, his campaign said. Former Secretary of State Scott Gessler and former State Treasurer Walker Stapleton this week threw their support behind the first-time candidate, calling the Grand Junction attorney a tireless worker and true conservative. Hurd…
